Table 1 Parameters utilized in the model (1): biological interpretation.
From: Modeling COVID-19 transmission: effects of age structure and vaccination
Parameters | Description |
|---|---|
\(\delta (\theta )\) | Age-specific death rate |
\(\gamma (\theta )\) | Flow of un-quarantine individuals to quarantine class |
\(\beta _{1}(\theta )\) | Rate of confirmed population |
\(\vartheta (\theta )\) | Rate at which quarantine population recovered |
\(v(\theta )\) | Rate at which confirm individuals recovered |
\(\beta (\theta )\) | Age-specific infection rate |
\(\beta _{3}(\theta )\) | Age-specific contagion rate |
\(b(\theta )\) | Age-specific birth rate |
\(\epsilon (\theta )\) | Rate of susceptible immunized |
\(\beta _{2}(\theta )\) | Rate at which vaccinated individuals loss their vaccine immunity |